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Cal-fire To Crack Down on "Defensible Space"

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says it’s time to start fining people who don’t clear brush and dried vegetation from around their homes.

Fargo Not Denouncing Attack Ads

Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo’s re-election campaign is refusing to denounce controversial attack ads against her main rival Kevin Johnson.

Denham Campaign Still Going

State Senator Jeff Denham says he’s still campaigning to keep his job. That’s despite the fact that the Senate Democratic Leader is dropping his effort to recall the G.O.P lawmaker.

Mayoral Debate Ranges from Serious to Absurd

The first debate among the candidates for Sacramento mayor certainly had its fair share of fireworks – but maybe not the kind you’d expect.

Report: Smoking, Drinking and Heart Attacks High in Central Valley

The health of Central Valley residents is getting a little better but is poor in many areas according to a report released Thursday.

Almost $300 million for Stem Cell Research

The California stem cell institute awarded almost $300 million dollars Wednesday to research institutions around the state.

Johnson, Fargo Set to Debate for First Time

The seven candidates for Sacramento mayor will square off tonight for the first time, and all eyes will be on Mayor Heather Fargo and her top challenger, Kevin Johnson.

Tahoe To Remember 1960 Olympic Games

As the Lake Tahoe area prepares a bid to get the Olympics back in 2018, one group of residents is looking to the past. They want to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Winter Olympic games held there in 1960.

Assembly Speaker Pushes Political Reform Measure

As Governor Schwarzenegger was promoting one redistricting measure.....the out-going Speaker of the State Assembly was introducing one of his own.

Calculated Risk in City Budget

The Sacramento City Council starts two months of budget hearings Tuesday as it looks at several different departments. In the preliminary budget, the city uses extra reserve funds to avoid cutting police and fire services. That’s a calculated risk.

Governor Turns In Signatures

A ballot initiative supported by the Governor is a step closer to the November ballot. Tuesday Schwarzenegger and others turned in signatures for a measure to change the way legislative districts are drawn.

Health Care Coalition Sues State

A coalition of health care groups is taking the state to court. They’re suing to block cuts to the state’s Medi-Cal program, which serves low-income patients.

Senate's Top Democrat Pushing Bonds for Courts

The state Senate’s top Democrat is pushing for five billion dollars in bonds to pay for improvements to courthouses all over the state. The measure will be heard in a key committee Tuesday.

Johnson: Sacramento Needs New Ideas and Energy

Kevin Johnson has never held public office. But the former NBA star and Oak Park developer says the city of Sacramento needs new leadership – so he’s running for mayor.

Fargo: "My Vision for the City is Coming to Fruition"

Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo wants a third term in office. But as she faces her toughest campaign in eight years, critics question whether her vision for the city is strong enough.

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Deadly Storms Tear Through Nation's Heartland

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ravaged parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, killing more than 20 people. KCUR's Frank Morris gives an update from Picher, a small town in northeast Oklahoma, which was devastated by one of the weekend's storms.

Chilean Volcano Erupts, Forces Evacuations

The Chaiten volcano in the remote Patagonia region of southern Chile has been dormant for 2,000 years. But for more than a week, lava, ash and huge plumes of smoke have spewed from the volcano. Thousands of people in surrounding towns are being forced to leave their homes and livestock behind.

Pro-European Candidates Win Serbian Elections

Pro-European candidates have eked out a victory in Serbia's parliamentary elections. Dejan Anastasijevic, a journalist for the Serbian newsmagazine Vreme, talks with host Andrea Seabrook about the hard-fought contest against the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party.

Commission Calls for MLK Statue's Redesign

The sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. intended for a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is too "confrontational," according to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commission's approval is necessary for any monument or memorial in the capital. The commission says the sculpture needs to be reworked.

Tenuous Cease-Fire Takes Hold in Sadr City

A truce is in place in Baghdad's Sadr City, where more than 1,000 people have been killed in fighting that has waged for the last six weeks. NPR's Ivan Watson talks about the pause in the violence and his visit to the main checkpoint between the Shiite slum and the rest of Baghdad.

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